Meanings
nounprosophylline (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA particular piperidine alkaloid found in the leaves of mesquite plants (of the genus Prosopis)
Origin
From translingual Prosopis + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + -ine.
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prosophylline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosophylline
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“prosophylline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosophylline. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prosophylline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosophylline.
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